Primary school completion rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Primary school completion rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 130 countries was 91.23 percent. The highest value was in Nepal: 116.98 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 45.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Primary school completion rate, 2023 Global rank Available data
Nepal 116.98 1 1988 - 2025
Fiji 116.72 2 1972 - 2024
Vanuatu 116.13 3 1992 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 109.65 4 2003 - 2024
Moldova 109.13 5 2010 - 2024
Gibraltar 107.71 6 2016 - 2024
Tuvalu 106.93 7 1990 - 2024
Montenegro 106.73 8 2011 - 2023
Georgia 106.24 9 1995 - 2024
Kiribati 105.82 10 1977 - 2024
Lithuania 105.19 11 2001 - 2024
Morocco 104.76 12 1971 - 2024
Portugal 104.52 13 2018 - 2023
Mexico 103.76 14 2000 - 2024
Kazakhstan 103.07 15 1994 - 2025
Tonga 102.56 16 1977 - 2024
Venezuela 102.24 17 1971 - 2024
Thailand 102.1 18 1975 - 2025
Brunei 101.68 19 1972 - 2024
Cyprus 101.45 20 2001 - 2024
Uruguay 101.17 21 1970 - 2023
UK 101.07 22 2015 - 2023
Dominica 100.96 23 1988 - 2025
Chile 100.91 24 2011 - 2024
Slovakia 100.71 25 2001 - 2024
Costa Rica 100.67 26 2002 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 100.52 27 2010 - 2023
Croatia 100.52 28 2001 - 2023
Sierra Leone 100.38 29 1978 - 2024
Ecuador 100.2 30 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 99.95 31 1972 - 2023
Greece 99.91 32 2004 - 2023
Sweden 99.63 33 2001 - 2024
Spain 99.56 34 2004 - 2024
Germany 99.28 35 2001 - 2024
Denmark 99.26 36 2001 - 2024
UA Emirates 99.17 37 1974 - 2023
Argentina 98.94 38 1970 - 2023
Norway 98.93 39 2001 - 2024
Finland 98.92 40 2001 - 2024
Samoa 98.85 41 1994 - 2024
Czechia 98.73 42 2001 - 2023
Iceland 98.62 43 1998 - 2023
South Korea 98.27 44 2000 - 2024
Austria 98.03 45 2002 - 2024
Bangladesh 98.03 46 1976 - 2024
Turkmenistan 97.75 47 2021 - 2024
Latvia 97.55 48 2001 - 2024
Algeria 97.54 49 1972 - 2025
Iran 97.44 50 1971 - 2023
Slovenia 97.42 51 2001 - 2023
Namibia 97.4 52 1992 - 2024
Italy 97.36 53 2001 - 2023
Jordan 97.17 54 1972 - 2024
Malta 97.1 55 2001 - 2023
Israel 96.92 56 2002 - 2024
Switzerland 96.91 57 2000 - 2024
Singapore 96.85 58 2016 - 2023
Estonia 96.84 59 2001 - 2024
Hungary 96.81 60 2001 - 2024
Belize 96.53 61 1992 - 2024
Azerbaijan 96.23 62 2000 - 2024
Bolivia 96.2 63 2010 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 96.12 64 1995 - 2025
San Marino 96.12 65 1971 - 2024
Uzbekistan 96.09 66 1995 - 2025
North Macedonia 95.76 67 1993 - 2023
South Africa 95.33 68 1991 - 2023
Albania 95.14 69 1996 - 2024
Maldives 94.6 70 1997 - 2024
Ukraine 94.55 71 1971 - 2024
Sri Lanka 94.54 72 1970 - 2023
Belarus 94.46 73 1971 - 2024
Bulgaria 94.46 74 2001 - 2024
Armenia 94.33 75 1994 - 2024
Mongolia 94.12 76 1978 - 2024
Seychelles 94.05 77 1970 - 2024
Egypt 93.84 78 1971 - 2024
Palau 93.83 79 2000 - 2024
Swaziland 93.61 80 1970 - 2023
India 93.49 81 1971 - 2025
Panama 93.28 82 1970 - 2024
Qatar 93.18 83 1971 - 2024
Barbados 92.15 84 1999 - 2024
Malaysia 91.81 85 1974 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 91.69 86 1971 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 91.6 87 1982 - 2023
Palestine 91.17 88 1995 - 2023
Saint Lucia 91.07 89 1983 - 2024
Turkey 90.62 90 1984 - 2023
Afghanistan 90.31 91 1974 - 2023
Paraguay 90.27 92 1970 - 2024
Mauritius 90.17 93 1983 - 2024
Macao 89.52 94 2001 - 2024
Tanzania 89.31 95 1971 - 2024
Laos 88.84 96 1988 - 2025
Bahrain 88.56 97 1982 - 2024
Cambodia 87.63 98 1997 - 2024
Micronesia 87.38 99 2013 - 2024
Togo 87.32 100 1971 - 2024
Guatemala 85.83 101 1970 - 2024
Zimbabwe 85.2 102 1984 - 2024
Papua N.G. 82.75 103 1987 - 2023
Jamaica 81.07 104 1976 - 2024
Romania 80.97 105 2001 - 2023
El Salvador 80.83 106 1971 - 2024
Gambia 80.2 107 1971 - 2025
Luxembourg 77.5 108 2010 - 2024
Philippines 77.25 109 1981 - 2024
Ivory Coast 75.87 110 1973 - 2024
DR Congo 75.71 111 1971 - 2023
Honduras 73.45 112 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 72.22 113 1973 - 2024
R. of Congo 71.14 114 1971 - 2023
Puerto Rico 70.17 115 2015 - 2024
Andorra 69.42 116 2002 - 2024
Pakistan 68.65 117 2005 - 2024
Malawi 68.36 118 1974 - 2024
Lebanon 67.27 119 1997 - 2023
Lesotho 66.96 120 1971 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 66.5 121 1975 - 2024
Senegal 61.53 122 1971 - 2024
Syria 60.13 123 1971 - 2024
Rwanda 59.3 124 1971 - 2024
Madagascar 58.31 125 1971 - 2024
Ethiopia 55.06 126 1982 - 2024
Burkina Faso 51.69 127 1971 - 2024
Mali 48.43 128 1971 - 2023
Angola 47.86 129 1981 - 2023
Niger 45.8 130 1971 - 2024


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Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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1. Nepal
2. Fiji
3. Vanuatu
4. St. Vincent & ...
5. Moldova
6. Gibraltar
7. Tuvalu
8. Montenegro
9. Georgia
10. Kiribati
11. Lithuania
12. Morocco
13. Portugal
14. Mexico
15. Kazakhstan
16. Tonga
17. Venezuela
18. Thailand
19. Brunei
20. Cyprus
21. Uruguay
22. UK
23. Dominica
24. Chile
25. Slovakia
26. Costa Rica
27. Bosnia & Herz.
28. Croatia
29. Sierra Leone
30. Ecuador
31. Indonesia
32. Greece
33. Sweden
34. Spain
35. Germany
36. Denmark
37. UA Emirates
38. Argentina
39. Norway
40. Finland
41. Samoa
42. Czechia
43. Iceland
44. South Korea
45. Austria
46. Bangladesh
47. Turkmenistan
48. Latvia
49. Algeria
50. Iran
51. Slovenia
52. Namibia
53. Italy
54. Jordan
55. Malta
56. Israel
57. Switzerland
58. Singapore
59. Estonia
60. Hungary
61. Belize
62. Azerbaijan
63. Bolivia
64. Kyrgyzstan
65. San Marino
66. Uzbekistan
67. North Macedonia
68. South Africa
69. Albania
70. Maldives
71. Ukraine
72. Sri Lanka
73. Belarus
74. Bulgaria
75. Armenia
76. Mongolia
77. Seychelles
78. Egypt
79. Palau
80. Swaziland
81. India
82. Panama
83. Qatar
84. Barbados
85. Malaysia
86. Domin. Rep.
87. Tr.&Tobago
88. Palestine
89. Saint Lucia
90. Turkey
91. Afghanistan
92. Paraguay
93. Mauritius
94. Macao
95. Tanzania
96. Laos
97. Bahrain
98. Cambodia
99. Micronesia
100. Togo
101. Guatemala
102. Zimbabwe
103. Papua N.G.
104. Jamaica
105. Romania
106. El Salvador
107. Gambia
108. Luxembourg
109. Philippines
110. Ivory Coast
111. DR Congo
112. Honduras
113. Cameroon
114. R. of Congo
115. Puerto Rico
116. Andorra
117. Pakistan
118. Malawi
119. Lebanon
120. Lesotho
121. Solomon Isl.
122. Senegal
123. Syria
124. Rwanda
125. Madagascar
126. Ethiopia
127. Burkina Faso
128. Mali
129. Angola
130. Niger
116.98
116.72
116.13
109.65
109.13
107.71
106.93
106.73
106.24
105.82
105.19
104.76
104.52
103.76
103.07
102.56
102.24
102.10
101.68
101.45
101.17
101.07
100.96
100.91
100.71
100.67
100.52
100.52
100.38
100.20
99.95
99.91
99.63
99.56
99.28
99.26
99.17
98.94
98.93
98.92
98.85
98.73
98.62
98.27
98.03
98.03
97.75
97.55
97.54
97.44
97.42
97.40
97.36
97.17
97.10
96.92
96.91
96.85
96.84
96.81
96.53
96.23
96.20
96.12
96.12
96.09
95.76
95.33
95.14
94.60
94.55
94.54
94.46
94.46
94.33
94.12
94.05
93.84
93.83
93.61
93.49
93.28
93.18
92.15
91.81
91.69
91.60
91.17
91.07
90.62
90.31
90.27
90.17
89.52
89.31
88.84
88.56
87.63
87.38
87.32
85.83
85.20
82.75
81.07
80.97
80.83
80.20
77.50
77.25
75.87
75.71
73.45
72.22
71.14
70.17
69.42
68.65
68.36
67.27
66.96
66.50
61.53
60.13
59.30
58.31
55.06
51.69
48.43
47.86
45.80
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29.2
58.5
87.7
116.98


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